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Yosemite's
Best Free Climbing Routes
When rock climbers
die, they can only hope that they end up in a place as perfect as
Yosemite Valley. The weather is great, cracks flawless and beauty
unsurpassed. As a general rule of thumb, Yosemite climbs tend to
be steep, smooth, and sustained. Below you will find our list of
the 100 finest single and multi-pitch climbs in Yosemite Valley.
Use the below chart to see which routes are available on the SuperTopo
web site or use this chart to compose your dream tick-list of Yosemite
classics.
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Yosemite Valley area info for climbers — where to stay,
what to bring, etc...
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Higher Cathedral |
5 |
5.8 |
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Generator Station |
1 |
5.10c |
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| Direct North Buttress
5.11 or 5.10 A0, Middle Cathedral
DNB follows a direct and intimidating line up the North Buttress.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Middle Cathedral |
19 |
5.11 or 5.10 A0 |
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| After Seven
5.8, Manure Pile Buttress
After Seven is the starting variation on the right.
Photo:Todd Snyder |
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Manure Pile Buttress |
6 |
5.8 |
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| Sloth Wall
5.7, Knob Hill
Knob Hill is a great introduction to longer Yosemite 5.7 and 5.8 pitches.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Knob Hill |
1 |
5.7 |
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The Cookie Cliff |
1 |
5.11c |
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| La Escuela
5.11b, El Capitan
The base routes are scattered to the left of the SE Buttress.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
3 |
5.11b |
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The Cookie Cliff |
1 |
5.12a |
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| Moratorium
5.11b, Schultz's Ridge
Moritorium is positioned under El Capitan.
Photo:Todd Snyder |
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Schultz's Ridge |
4 |
5.11b |
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| Knob Job
5.10b, Pat and Jack Pinnacle
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Pat and Jack Pinnacle |
1 |
5.10b |
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| South by Southwest
5.11a, Lower Cathedral Spire
View from near the base.
Photo:Randy Spurrier |
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Lower Cathedral Spire |
6 |
5.11a |
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The Cookie Cliff |
1 |
5.11c |
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| Nurdle
5.8, Pat and Jack Pinnacle
Nurdle is a little known classic.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Pat and Jack Pinnacle |
2 |
5.8 |
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| La Cosita, Left
5.9, El Capitan
The base routes are scattered to the left of the SE Buttress.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
1 |
5.9 |
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| Mockery
5.8, Five and Dime Cliff
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Five and Dime Cliff |
1 |
5.8 |
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